Furniture



No. 749,709. PATENTED JAN. 12, 1904. M. E STOGKWELL. FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 16. 1903.

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Wi Lnesses Patented January 12, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MILLARD STOCKVVELL, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN A.HODGES AND .ITHIEL J. '(JILLEY, OF GRAND RAPIDS,

MICHIGAN.

FURNITURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 749,709, dated January12, 1904.

, Application s February 16, 1903. Serial No. 143,713- (No model.)

To all], 1072,0121, it ntrty concern:

Be it known that I, MILLARD E. STOCKWELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFurniture, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in metal furniture, as chairs,tables, stools, &c.; and its objects are, first, to utilizeelliptical orflat'tubing in the construction of the framework of this class offurniture; second, to dispense with the use of screws, bolts, &c., inassembling the framework of this class of furniture, and, third, toassemble the legs and leg-braces for metal furniture, having the metalfolded and the back edges turned or curved in to avoid sharp or roughedges, without the use of screws or bolts for securing the braces. Theseobjects are attained bythe mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of a chair. Fig. 2 is afront elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan of the frame online a: Fig. 1. Fig. i is an elevationof a legcut away at K to show themanner of securing the brace. Fig. 5 is a sectionalplan of a leg on theline a: w of Fig. 1., Fig. 6 shows a tube made of 'sheet metal with theback edges turned in and meeting to form a practically square edge. Fig.7 is an elevation'of a portion of a leg with the braces cut off at y yof Fig. 8 and showing the manner of assembling these parts with legsformed of sheet metal and having the back edges turned in, but notmeeting, and Fig. 8 is a sectional plan of the same on the line y y ofFig. 7 Fig. 9 is a sectional side view, on the line Z Z of Fig. 10, of aleg formed of sheet metal and having the back edges rolled or curved,but not meeting, showing the manner of attaching the braces; and Fig. 10is a sectional plan of the same on the line Z Z of Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is aback elevation of an oval or round leg made of sheet metal with the backedges meeting, with the rails cut off on the line o o of Fig. 12 andshowing the manner of securing the rails; and Fig. 12 is a sectionalplan of the same on the line c o of Fig.

11, showing the ends of the braces interlocked. I

Fig. 13 is a sectional end viewof a chair-back on the line it of Fig. 2,showing the manner of inserting the slat or spindle. Fig. 1 1 is asectional perspective, and Fig. 15 is a sec-- tional elevation, of thetop of a legon the-line W W of Fig. 3, showing the manner of introducingthe flanges by means of which the legs are secured to the top. Fig. 16is a sectional side view of the back on the line t t of r Fig. 13,showing a provision for preventing the back from sliding upon the slator spindle; and Fig. 17 is a bottom pl'anof the same. Similar lettersrefer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A represents the top or seat, as the case may be.

10, so that the braces C may pass between the edges, as in Figs. 9 and10.

In constructing the leg-frame of a piece of furniture the legs B whenmade of full oval or elliptical tubing are mortised, as at Z), for thereception of the ends of the braces C, two of said braces entering eachleg, as in Fig. 5, the lower edge being notched, as at 0, so that theedge of the tubing will enter it, as in Fig. 4, and the upper edge isbeveled down toward the end, as at C, so that-the ends of the rails maybe entered into the mortise until the notch c engages the wall of thetube without binding, and when the top of the legs B are carried towardeach other, as indicated by the When an oval tube is formed of sheetmetal, as in Fig. 11, the mortise and braces should be dovetailed, asshown at 0? cl, and the ends of the braces interlocked, preferably asshown in Fig. 12, so that there will be no possibility of the tubespreading by reason of the strain upon the braces.

When the legs are formed of sheet metal with the back edges turned inand some distance apart, as in Figs. 8 and 10, it is advisable to pass arivet or rivets G through to prevent them from spreading. When the edgesare turned, practically, square in, as in Figs. 7' to 9, the ends of thebraces may be curved, as in Fig. 8, to hold the braces apart to positionand dovetailed into the edges, as indicated in Fig. 7; but when thecurved edges, as in Fig. 10, are usedthe ends of the braces will enterthe same, as in Fig. 4, and two rivets Gr and Gr are inserted. Theserivets serve a double purpose: first, to prevent the legs from spreadingat the back or open portion, and, second, to receive and support thestrain of the legs upon the braces, substantially as explained inconnection with the description of Fig. 4:.

The legs are secured to the top A by means of flanges F, preferablyconstructed with downwardly-projecting plugs f, that enter the upperends of the legs'and are securely attached thereto in shape, so thatthey may be screwed solidly to the lower surface of the top.

In furniture requiring upwardly-projecting backs, as chairs, &c., themain posts D are secured to the lower side of the chair-seat wellforward, as indicated at a in Fig. 1, and are formed of a single pieceof tubing, as shown in Fig. 2, and the spindles E are secured thereto bymortising through the main post, as at Z in Fig. 13, and passing theslats through until the upper ends, which are curved, as at e, bearagainst the upper inner surface of the tube, as shown in Figs. 13 and16, and the danger of the tube slipping upon the slat when carrying thechair thereby may be averted by springcatches 03, formed from-the tubeat the ends of the mortises arranged to engage corresponding notches inthe edges of the slats, as indicated in Figs. 16 and 17 or in any otheravailable way. The lower ends of the slats may be secured to the seat bymeans of screws, as at e in Fig. 1, and the two outside slats may bemade of a single piece of metal, if desired.

Having thus fully described my invention,

lower edge, and interlocked in pairs closely fitting'said mortises,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In furniture construction, a top, tubular legs, open at the back andthe edges turned in, secured thereto, rivets passing through the tubesbraces having the ends notched and fitted to enter said tubes in pairsand engage the pins substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4:. In furniture construction, a top, tubular metal legs secured theretoand each of said legs provided with an opening for braces, braces havingnotches in the lower edge near the ends and fitted to enter saidopenings and rigidly support the legs; with a back made of a singlepiece of metal tube bent and having narrow mortises through the lowerwall, and slats fitted snugly into said mortises and having the upperends formed to fit the upper inner surface of the tube, the oppositeends thereof secured to the under side of thetop, forming a chair-back,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In'furniture construction a chair having a top tubular legs securedthereto and braces supporting said legs, in combination with a tubularback post in one piece and having mortises through the walls, catchesformed at the end of said mortises, slats entering said mortises andhaving notches corresponding with the catches, the lower end of saidslats secured to the chair-seat, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

Signed at Grand Rapids, Michigan, February 6, 1903.

MILLARD E. STOCKWELL.

I In presence of- ITHIEL J. CILLEY, JOHN A. HoDeEs.

